EEL RIVER MOVIE

The Eel River is a major river system of the northern Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. Approximately 200 miles (322 km) long, it drains a rugged area in the California Coast Ranges between the Sacramento Valley and the ocean. For most of its course, the river flows northwest, parallel to the coast.

The river has both State (1972) and Federal (1981) Wild and Scenic River status. There are 97 miles (156 km) classified as Wild and 28 miles (45 km) classified as Scenic along the river's course.[6]

The Eel River's watershed of 3,684 square miles (9,537 km²) is the third largest in California. The river and its tributaries total 3,448 river miles (5,548 km), flowing through five counties.
The Eel River is California's third largest watershed and third largest salmon producing river. This fishery was the first to fail on the north coast, before the Klamath and before the Sacramento. The Eel's headwaters are dammed and diverted to the Russian River, taking more than half of this cold, clean water so necessary for a healthy fishery to mask the problems on the Russian. It's dams are now a century old, block spawning and rearing habitat so necessary to this once vital fishery and hold back much needed gravels for a fully operative river system.

If we are to deal effectively with global warming, then we must correct and stop the abuse that has lead to this circumstance. This issue is in the north coasts' back yard, in the counties of Marin, Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, and Humboldt. Rivers and watersheds respond and heal when we humans stop destructive practices. Please help us heal the Eel by joining our efforts to remove two antiquated dams and close a water diversion tunnel owned by Pacific Gas and Electric company, PG&E, that supplies water to the Russian River via their Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project, PVP. The 9 mega watts of power this project produces for less then half the year is not cost effective and destructive to both fish and a once healthy watershed. This is truly an unsustainable water delivery system in the guise of a power plant

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[MINMICHELE67]

Eel River..... ahhh. My home away from home. 

Thanks for posting.

[HUTCHtopher]

Be nice to go see the river by train once the railroad is up and running again.